'Doc' explains how what we BELIEVE
or Who we TRUST - can affect our Behaviour

'If I THINK that's a Dinosaur flying by, I'll probably BEHAVE as though it is'

Can I persuade YOU there's one? Can someone convince ME there is?

Set the Scene right and I'm likely to BELIEVE - well, ANYthing

DISSING, OSTRACISM, SCAPEGOATING

DISSING has become a part of life, whether that means discounting someone, disrespecting, discrediting, disregarding, dismissing; or being rude or unsupportive It is a way of Scapegoating. You know the saying 'You are either for us or against us'? Groups often exclude someone - anyone - to suit the majority, as if they feel better to leave someone out in the cold.

What happens in Dissing?

People who diss, single someone out to be attacked or cut off, disregarded. discounted, dismissed. A fairly new word for an age-old phenomenon. It's horrid and stressful being the butt end of people's bad feelings. And it divides people up up For or Against - or whatever the rules of the particular Game are. People don't think or behave rationally or kindly, for fear of what could happen to them if they go against the group, or simply if they support you.

It happens fast! Try to stick it out and bide your time. Often the group's attention turns to someone else.See what you can manage without that group.

'Doc' talks about Groups and Cults, how Easy it can be to get drawn into things,
and how Hard it is to get away from the Pressures - even IF one is Free to

This has implications for types of therapy, counselling and other help
People may compare some therapists (or it could be anyone) with cult-like behaviour:
Ideas on therapy can be intense, and emotions around any situation often run high

You are free to decide what You need, and whether you think something could be harmful - or just not suitable